Because she was so tired, Shen Ning fell asleep quickly. Qin Zhuo's restraint made her feel at ease. It was the first time in her life that she let a man stay in her boudoir.

However, when she was woken up by Liuying in the morning, Qin Zhuo was gone.

The quilt was put away and there was no trace left on the couch, as if this person had never been there.

Shen Ning couldn't help but recall Qin Zhuo's expression last night. He didn't go home on New Year's Eve and came to sleep at her place. It didn't look like he simply missed her.

Is there something wrong in his family?

Shen Ning didn't pay much attention to the Qin family, but Qin Zhuo set up his own residence instead of living in the Duke Qin's Mansion, and she had never met anyone from the Duke Qin's Mansion. This was indeed a bit strange.

The first day of the New Year is the most leisurely. After handing out red envelopes, Shen Ning had nothing to do, so he asked Liuying and others to prepare a pot, and everyone sat around the stove to eat hot water together.

The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day when married daughters return to visit their parents' home. Shen Sui and Shen Xia both returned, and they came to the main house first, which meant they wanted to make good friends.

Shen Ning ignored their probing. Since they were in a good mood, she would just accept their gifts and return them. She couldn't control anything else.

Because of his filial piety, Shen Ning doesn't have to visit other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings this year. It's another lazy year.

Compared to her leisure, others were extremely busy. Princess Changle didn't have any free time until the tenth day of the first lunar month, and she would sneak to the Shen family whenever she had free time.

"It's better here, quiet and comfortable."

She is the princess of the Prince of Qi's Mansion, and now the young lady of the Luo family. She has to attend many social events during the New Year. She is so busy that she can't get any benefits. She has been very angry these days and feels very uncomfortable.

Shen Ning has no elders or children here, and he makes all the decisions on his own. Even Princess Changle couldn't help but envy him.

"It's decided. After I get divorced, I will buy the house next door to yours and be your neighbor."

Being the master of my own house and being able to visit Shen Ning every day, those days are so beautiful just thinking about it.

"Okay."

Shen Ning did not have the heart to shatter her fantasy. It would be strange if the Princess of Qi could tolerate her daughter being widowed. Unless she became a nun and lived a life of seclusion like in her previous life, she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to get peace and freedom.

As they were talking, Princess Changle started talking about her brother. The wedding date of Li Kun and Miss Liang was set for the second day of March.

Shen Ning almost forgot about it. After all, it had nothing to do with her. But when Princess Changle mentioned it, she asked casually, "What about Lu Shuying?"

Princess Changle's face immediately turned cold: "She was making trouble at home. On the 29th day of the lunar year, she had a miscarriage and gave birth to a daughter."

"My mother didn't like her, but it was a matter of life and death, so she arranged for a midwife and invited a royal physician to make sure she gave birth to the baby safely."

"My mother was very cold to the child. She was not happy about it, but she would not do anything to a child. She just ignored it. Anyway, my brother and her lived a simple life behind closed doors. They had enough food, clothes and servants. My mother pretended not to see it. But she couldn't get over it. She thought that my mother hired the imperial physician because she cared about the child in her belly, but she herself was not good enough and failed to give birth to a son."

"That was the child she had tried so hard to give birth to, but because she was a daughter and couldn't help her gain status, she ignored her and refused to feed her. Not only did she not even hold her, she left the whole thing to the wet nurse."

"You said let the nanny take care of the child, but she saw that the nanny was very nice to the little girl. The little girl smiled at the nanny, and she started crying when she hugged her. She was jealous and insisted on taking the child back. She didn't understand and didn't listen to the nanny. As a result, the child fell ill several times within a few days of being born."

Princess Changle had a headache as she spoke: "My mother sent a sign to invite the imperial physician yesterday. The imperial physician said that it was pneumonia and jaundice, which was very tricky. My mother couldn't bear it and was afraid that the little girl would die because of her confusion. She forcefully took the child away last night. Guess what happened? This morning, my idiot brother brought Lu Shuying, who was still in confinement, to kneel at my mother's door and begged her to return the child and not to separate them."

Shen Ning: “…” She has always known that it is difficult to judge these two people, but things always refresh people’s cognition more and more.

This kind of brainless but determined feeling of showing true love to others is really like Shen Shu. It makes no sense and only annoys people. I don't know what they want.

"Did the princess return the person?"

Princess Changle nodded and said, "I paid it back, but I was so angry that I swore that I would chop off my hands if I interfered again."

"..."

The Princess of Qi was really unlucky to meet these two people.

What's even more unfortunate is the newborn baby, who did nothing wrong but was hated and fought over. It was clearly a grudge between adults, but she had to suffer the consequences.

"Let's not talk about them anymore." Princess Changle felt upset when she thought of that matter and didn't want to mention it again.

Shen Ning didn't want to pay attention to those two people, so he immediately found another topic. While chatting, he suddenly thought of Qin Zhuo.

"Does Xuan know much about Duke Qin's Mansion?"

Princess Changle raised her eyebrows and said jokingly, "Why are you curious about this?"

Shen Ning pretended not to see the deep meaning in her eyes: "Can't I ask?"

Princess Changle supported her head with one hand and smiled mischievously: "Okay, why not?"

Then he talked about the Duke Qin's Mansion: "Old Duke Qin is paralyzed in bed, and his health is deteriorating. It can probably be ignored. After all, he has passed the title to his son. Let's talk about the current Duke."

"I didn't take the initiative to pay attention to the Qin family, but I heard some things from my father and uncles. Duke Qin was probably a bit like my brother when he was young. He got married when he was young and had children. His family was originally harmonious, but when he was away on business, he met Hu, the daughter of a poor family, and fell in love with her. After returning, he wanted to divorce his wife, but was later suppressed. Hu became his co-wife, and within a year, he angered his first wife to death."

"Ms. Hu thought she was the only wife and would be able to live with her beloved man until old age. But she didn't know that men's love was only a temporary novelty. A dog can't change its nature. In less than a year, she met her true love again. This Mrs. Hu didn't have the powerful family background of the original wife. This time she was not a co-wife. Mrs. Hu was directly divorced. In the end, she was so angry that she hanged herself with a white silk ribbon, leaving behind a son who was just one year old."

"When this position was vacated, Duke Qin wanted to marry his current beloved, but the old Duke and others could not stand it anymore and suppressed him, forcing the woman to become a concubine. In the end, they even married him a very fierce woman to protect the house, who is now Lady Liu of Duke Qin's mansion."

"The Queen and the little uncle were born to Duke Qin's first wife. When his first wife, Shangguan, died, Qin Zhuo was only three or four years old. His biological father was busy pursuing one true love after another, and he probably forgot about these two children. The Qin family guaranteed their food and clothing, but it's impossible to say that they paid much attention to them. Both Mrs. Hu and the current Mrs. Liu are not easy to deal with, so the life of the siblings will definitely not be any better."

"More than ten years ago, the former queen passed away, and a group of women in the harem fought tooth and nail, especially the concubines of the Han family who had great family backgrounds, who tried their best to sit on the throne of queen. In the end, no one expected that a young girl who had just come of age would become the new queen, and gave birth to the current crown prince in less than a year."

"I see the queen every year. She is a very kind and tenacious woman, and she is truly tolerant and kind. My mother said that the queen had to enter the palace. She used her entry into the palace to create a way for herself and her brother to survive. As for the real secret, I don't know."

"But I remember that Qin Zhuo was not known to everyone until after the Queen entered the palace. He then got into trouble and fought with others everywhere, relying on the Queen's protection to cause trouble in the capital for many years."

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